Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-4607 (CCN-71737)

Assigned:2011-12-08
Published:2011-12-08
Updated:2019-03-21
Summary:PuTTY 0.59 through 0.61 does not clear sensitive process memory when managing user replies that occur during keyboard-interactive authentication, which might allow local users to read login passwords by obtaining access to the process' memory.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-4607

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20111212 CVE request: putty does not wipe keyboard-interactive replies from memory after authentication

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20111212 Re: CVE request: putty does not wipe keyboard-interactive replies from memory after authentication

Source: CCN
Type: PuTTY Web page
PuTTY vulnerability password-not-wiped

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/password-not-wiped.html

Source: CCN
Type: BID-51021
PuTTY SSH keyboard Interactive Authentication Password Information Disclosure Weakness

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
putty-ssh-keyboard-info-disclosure(71737)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:putty:putty:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:putty:putty:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:putty:putty:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:putty:putty:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:putty:putty:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:putty:putty:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18299
    P
    DSA-2736-1 putty - several
    2014-06-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20114607000
    V
    CVE-2011-4607 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2013-08-23
    BACK
    putty putty 0.59
    putty putty 0.60
    putty putty 0.61
    putty putty 0.59
    putty putty 0.60
    putty putty 0.61